Oregon State moved to the top spot in the new NCAA men's soccer rankings, highlighting massive changes in the top 5.
Though the Beavers lost to UCLA on Sunday, Oregon State moved up one spot to No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. Oregon State, which can clinch the Pac-12 title outright vs. No. 3 Washington on Thursday, was one of seven teams with a first-place vote:
- No. 1 Oregon State: 7 first-place votes
- No. 2 Tulsa: 5
- No. 3 Washington: 5
- No. 4 Marshall: 2
- No. 5 Pitt: 2
- No. 6 New Hampshire: 2
- No. 10 Missouri State: 1
Here's a look at the complete poll:
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
TOTAL POINTS |
RECORD |
PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State (7) | 551 | 12-2-2 | 2 |
| 2 | Tulsa (5) | 535 | 13-1-1 | 5 |
| 3 | Washington (5) | 521 | 14-1-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Marshall (2) | 504 | 11-2-3 | 1 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh (2) | 495 | 11-4-1 | 6 |
| 6 | New Hampshire (2) | 476 | 15-0-2 | 7 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 459 | 14-2-0 | 4 |
| 8 | Saint Louis | 447 | 15-0-3 | 8 |
| 9 | Clemson | 409 | 13-4-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Missouri State (1) | 397 | 15-1-0 | 11 |
| 11 | Duke | 346 | 12-3-1 | 13 |
| 12 | Maryland | 329 | 12-3-2 | 10 |
| 13 | Hofstra | 316 | 15-1-2 | 14 |
| 14 | Florida International | 273 | 12-2-2 | 19 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 244 | 11-1-4 | 12 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 216 | 11-1-3 | 20 |
| 17 | Indiana | 196 | 13-4-1 | 22 |
| 18 | Providence | 168 | 9-3-4 | 16 |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | 159 | 12-2-2 | 15 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 152 | 10-5-3 | 23 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 130 | 11-2-4 | NR |
| 22 | UCLA | 100 | 9-6-1 | NR |
| 23 | North Carolina | 76 | 11-6-1 | 18 |
| 24 | Penn State | 57 | 11-6-1 | NR |
| 25 | Grand Canyon | 48 | 14-3-0 | 17 |
Previous No. 1 Marshall fell to fourth after a shocking 4-1 loss to Florida International. FIU clinched the C-USA regular season title in the win and also improved five spots to No. 14 in the poll.
Three teams moved into the top 25 this week: No. 21 West Virginia, No. 22 UCLA and No. 24 Penn State.
DI men's soccer selections are less than one week away, with No. 16 Santa Clara already clinching the WCC automatic bid behind the regular season title. The 48-team NCAA tournament field will be announced at 1 p.m ET on Monday, Nov. 15 on NCAA.com, with 23 teams securing a spot by picking up automatic bids through conference tournaments or regular season championships.
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